WOMEN'S HEALTH AT THE WORKPLACE
Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle at the Workplace
WOMEN'S HEALTH TOPICS
Access to food and medication information
PREGNANT WOMEN AT WORK
health and safety protection
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What Is Folic Acid?
Folic acid is a B vitamin. Our bodies use it to make new cells. Getting enough folic acid is especially important during growth spurts and during pregnancy.
Reducing the Take-Home Exposures
Chemicals from your work can come home on your skin, hair, clothes and shoes. When you go home, these chemicals can get onto your floors, your furniture, or in your car where your family members or pets can be exposed. We call this take-home exposure.
Exposure to Chlorine in Pregnancy
Elemental chlorine is a greenish gas and powerful oxidant that is used as a chemical weapon because of its severe irritant properties. Chlorine reacts with most organic compounds and is an essential reagent in the chemical industry.
Reduced Fertility Related to Work
Chemical exposures during work can affect both men and women. When the male partner has intensive occupational exposure to certain pesticides, heavy metals, organic solvents or other agents, pregnancy outcomes such as spontaneous abortion and birth defects may be increased.
